University Of Washington Graduate School

2008-09 CHESTER FRITZ GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY & EXCHANGES

For 2008-09 the Graduate School will award several grants from the Chester Fritz endowment to support the international study or research by UW graduate students in the social sciences and humanities.  These grants are available to fund research and/or study periods of three months.  The stipend will be equivalent to the stipend of a Predoc Teaching Associate II, currently, $1676 per month, and include paid health insurance and UW tuition.  No extra money is included for airfare.  At the end of the study/research period, students will provide the UW with a written summary and evaluation of their experiences.

In allocating these awards, PRIORITY will be given to applications with the following:

1. evidence of appropriate language competence, and
2. documentation of the relevance of the university or locale to the planned  research, and
3. an indication that the international experience is new, that is, students returning to their home country or frequent visitors to the proposed site will have lower priority.

Students who have already received a Graduate School Pembroke Award or a previous Graduate School Fritz or Western Europe Travel Grant are ineligible to receive a Fritz Award. 

Candidates are encouraged to affiliate with one of the UW's partner institutions listed below.  If a proposed project involves a foreign university not affiliated with the UW, please include justification in your written statement.

 Applicants may wish to consult with the Office of International Programs and Exchanges during the application process to gauge the feasibility of their proposals at the partner institution.

Office of International Programs and Exchanges

459 Schmitz Hall, Box 355815

Seattle, WA 98195-5815

206-221-4404

ipe@u.washington.edu

http://www.ipe.washington.edu

PLEASE NOTE: If the research includes systematic collection of information about or from humans, the fellowship disbursal will be contingent upon receiving approval from the Human Subjects Division.  Further information may be found at http://www.washington.edu/research/hsd.  Complying with Human Subjects Division review is the responsibility of the student, in coordination with his/her faculty advisor and department chair.

 To be considered for these grants, students should submit ALL the following material by the application deadline, in the order listed on the checklist below.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST: Please EMAIL the following

1.                    Application form, which is available on Graduate School website at http://www.grad.washington.edu/fellow/FritzApp08 Save the application form with a title which includes your last name, your first name, 2008Fritzapp before emailing as an attachment.

2.                    Two-page statement of purpose or outline of research project, including a description of how a period of study at the partner institution or abroad contributes to degree and career plans.  Save document with a title that includes your last name, your first name, 2008Fritzprop before sending as an email attachment.

3.                    Two letters of recommendation from faculty, which should be emailed directly by the faculty to gspff@u.washington.edu.

 Applications should be sent as email attachments to gspff@u.washington.edu.

Application Deadline: 5pm, Friday, February 29, 2008

 Eligible Departments:

Application form may be downloaded in WORD format

Printable information sheet can be downloaded at Fritz Information

If you have more questions about the application, contact gspff@u.washington.edu